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The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Medium-prize Machines) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/4028 · Made 17 December 2001

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Made 17th December 2001

Laid before the House of Commons 20th December 2001

Coming into force 14th January 2002

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 22(3) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 63; section 22(3) was substituted by the Finance Act 1985 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 3(2) and was amended by the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Schedule 2, paragraph 3(2); section 33(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Medium-prize Machines) Order 2001 and comes into force on 14th January 2002.

2

In section 22(2)(b) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981f1 for “£15” substitute “£25”.

Signature

Martin Brown

Commissioner of Customs and Excise

New King’s Beam House

17th December 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order comes into force on 14th January 2002. It increases, from £15 to £25, the maximum amount that an amusement machine may pay out for a single game before it ceases to be a medium-prize machine for the purposes of the amusement machine licence duty.